GSK

Lobbying Organisation GSK

Date published 19 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details Vaccination policy

Intended results To inform DPOs about adult immunisation and seek establishment of a national immunisation programme (NIP) for shingles and RSV

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Eimear Caslin

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Ross MacMathúna (Former DPO) Adviser to Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Marguerite O'Loughlin (Former DPO) Adviser to Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (11-20)

Meetings with DPOs in Leinster House to discuss establishment of Shingles National Immunisation Programme

Email (11-20)

Emails requesting meetings and informing on latest developments regarding shingles NIP

Informal communication (2-5)

Informal communications on Shingles when opportunistically encountering DPOs

Letter (2-5)

Correspondance to CMO, Sec Gen, CCO HSE regarding Shingles NIP

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Colm Burke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peter Roche TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Maria Byrne Senator (Seanad)

Manus Boyle Senator (Seanad)

Tom Clonan Senator (Seanad)

Teresa Costello Senator (Seanad)

Sorca Clarke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Nicole Ryan Senator (Seanad)

John Clendennen TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Paul O'Shea TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Emer Currie TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Bríd Murphy Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)

David Cullinane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Barry Ward TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ken O'Flynn TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Daly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Cahill TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Professor Mary Horgan Chief Medical Officer (Department of Health)

Robert Watt Secretary General (Department of Health)

Dr Colm Henry Chief Clinical Officer (Health Service Executive)